Rampaging elephant which has killed 22 people still on the loose: Terrified Indian villagers forced to sleep on rooftops or abandon their homes for fear it might return
Terrified villagers have been forced to sleep on rooftops or abandon their makeshift homes over fears a rampaging elephant which has killed 22 people will return.
The young male, which has one tusk, is still at large in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, around 730 miles east of the Indian capital Delhi.
The elephant – thought to be in a mating phase known as musth, a period of increased sexual libido and aggression which can last for up to 20 days – started its killing spree on January 1.
Four children, including an eight-month-old baby, are among the dead.
Indian authorities have deployed at least 80 forest officers to find the elephant and tranquilise it.
Villagers run from a rampaging elephant in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand
While some seek refuge on their rooftops, a vigilante group has formed to find the elephant
2 comments:
And I thought the Tigers were bad enough.
Mother Nature can be a nasty bitch.
I am reminded of what I believe was an actual incident outside of Nairobi (different continent, I know) many DECADES ago. A rouge elephant attacks a soccer game. An off-duty cop happens to be there armed with a .38 snubby revolver. He shoots the elephant. One round hits the elephant in the eyeball, travels up the optic nerve channel and enters the brain, killing the beast. Might be BS but it is still one hell of a story. The moral is, guns can come in handy.
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